Periodical holder



.v May 19, 19452. A CHQLZ 2,283,468

PERIODICAL HOLDER Filed Aug. 2, 1940 INVENTOR.

T A4 mesa GEORGE 50/042 /4 BY I ATTORNEY.

Patented May 19, 1942 rice PERIODICAL HOLDER Alfred George Scholz, San Francisco, Calif.

Application August 2, 1940, Serial No. 349,452

Claims. (Cl. 129-39) This invention relates to a holder for periodicals and more particularly to such a device wherein only slight additional weight is added to the original magazine or periodical so that a user does not tire from holding the same. The device is one wherein the conveniences added by use thereof far offset any of the possible disadvantages.

It is known in the art to have periodical holders or covers in which a single periodical or successive numbers or issues are added therein to form a substantial binder. of maintaining the magazine within a binder of this nature is to have some device such as a bar, a strip or a rod which is adapted to fit down through the individual periodical approximately at the center leaf where the binding staples are usually placed and which is attached firmly in some manner, to both top and bottom of the cover at the inner side of the back. Whether The most usual way' herein to provide a periodical holder which permits a full vision of the reading material on any page without any inconvenience.

Most binders and magazine holders are not only unsuited but unadaptable to sizes of magazines other than. that for which they were first intended. It is among the objects of the invention here to provide such a holder which, within reasonable limits, can be adjusted to fit and be useful with the several sizes of magazines without fuss or trouble. Y

In order to disclose the nature of the invention herein reference is made to the accompanyingdrawing, which illustrates only one of several forms which this invention may take.

erence characteristics have been used to indicate these covers be flexible or stiff, in order to be at all serviceable and still present a pleasing appearance, they must be made of such material and constructed in such a manner as to withstand continued and frequent use. Of necessity they are heavy and very inconvenient .to hold. It

is an object of the present invention to provide a holder which will supply the needs for various sizes of magazines and which will be readily adapted to use with one periodical, providing comfort of handling without the added weight.

The present invention is not to be confused with any kind of permanent binder but is simply a convenience in connection with the enjoyment of the usual magazine or periodical.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a supporting means for a periodical which combines the objectives herein disclosed or which are inherent in the device.

A large number of the binders or backings or other supports for periodicals conceal the cover of the magazine so that in order to determine the issue enclosed it is necessary to raise the binder cover to see the magazine itself. This also has the disadvantages of covering up the illustrative material which is usually found on the front cover of most modern periodicals. The publish rs go to great trouble and expense in providing attractive cover designs and very naturally anything which tends to minimize or de-' like parts.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my device with a periodical of exact size in position and shown in full lines, and with both larger and smaller periodicals shown in broken lines.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary perspective View to backing or support member 10 .represents a sheet of lightweight, flexible, resistant material, pref.- erably of fibreboard, which will stand a great deal of abuse, or a lightweight metal,- such as aluminum alloys, which are likewise extremely resistant. there is provided a folded or U shaped member H, which is of some stiff resistant material and can be made of a lighter weight fibreboard or the like. The folded or U shaped member II is attached to the backing member l0 in any suitable manner so that it can be held in place andstand the wear to whichthe device is subject. One way of attaching the binding member His by means of staples i2. The U shaped member is attached along the margin, of the backing mem-,

but provides a suflicient space to form a tube like passage [l4 along the margin. Since the portion of the tube-like passage M is to retain the rods [5 the U shaped member may be only long enough to provide such supportand hence may be in more than one piece, The device also Like ref Along one edge of the backing member l0 a the backing member l0.

includes two rods I which are adapted to be retained in the tubular space M in free engagement. At the outer end of each of these rods 15 there is formed a loop E6 or other stop member, which is preferably bent or shaped at right angles to the axis of the rods. Between the two stop members I6 is a resilient member I! which can be a light spring elastic or of any other suitable form positioned by less resilient retaining means I8, which are retained against stops [6 in any suitable manner such as the knot l9. In Fig. 2 the spring H, which is the resilientmember, is shown held between two pieces of cord l8, having knots l9 acting against the urge of the spring member against the stop [6. Obviously, only one piece of cord H3 or non-resilient means may be used or the entire distance along the margin may be spanned by elastic or other resilient means and so accomplish the result and concept" of the combination, but the preferable construction so far as now known is shown in Fig. 2.

, It may very well be that the device shown in Fig. 3 will not present an attractive appearance because of the stapling or other holding means 12 and to overcome any unsightliness it may be desirable to cover the U shaped member II by a suitable covering 20, which may be retained in any of the well-known manners, such as lacing, stapling, gluing, etc. This form is shown in section in Fig. 4.

In Fig. 5 there is likewise shown a variant form of the backing member, I0, which .if made .of a suitable material for the purpose, can have one of its marginal edges bent back on itself as at 2| to form the tube-like passage [4a, which passage may lie in a planeviewed-in section as at Fig.

' 5parallel to the backing member or lying in the same plane as the backing member .I 0.

Referringnow to Fig. 1, which shows the magazine or periodical 22 of the same size as backing ID in place, the operating of the device is substantially as follows. The periodical is opened up preferably in the middle page where the stapling holding the pages together are placed. The lefthand group of pages is then inserted between the retaining member which comprises the the resilient means l1 and the less resilient means l8 in the preferred form illustrated and the backing or U shaped member II and then folded back on itself to the normal position shown so that the entire magazine rests upon This makes the magazine and the backing member ill a unitary structure, but firm enough so that the pages will not fall on each other and stiff enough so that they will be held in upright position and there is no necessity for folding the pages of the magazine back on themselves into half'pages in order to supply the rigidity'necessary to make the magazine hold firmly enough to read comfortably.

Obviously, if the magazine is the same size such as 22 or smaller than the device of this invention, such as 23, the operation will be successful, but the present invention also is capable of being extended beyond the precise size of the backing member ID and still provide satisfactory operation. In fact, the usefulness of the present holder may be extended to the limits described by the length of the pins I5 so long as they have adequate support within the tubular portion M.

The magazine 24 shown in Fig. 1 in broken lines is larger than the backing member ID and still the entire usefulness thereof is maintained. The magazine 24 is held in position on the backing by the urge of the resilient member l1.

When the magazine 22 is in position as illus trated in Fig. 1 the resilient member I! and the less resilient members l8 if used, will occupy or assume the position of Fig. 1. However, since the resilient member I! (and the less resilient member or members l8) act as the axis of a cylinder so that each page as it is read can be turned'to lie against the back of the board l0 and .parallel to its original position but on the opposite side of board III. In this event the member I! (and memberl8) will assume the position illustrated in Fig. 2, due to the free rotation of rods R5 in the tubular space M. By folding the pages back as indicated herein the magazine or periodical can be held readily and comfortably in "one hand without any bending or folding of th reading matter and with all of the printing on each page, front and back, in full view.

It is further contemplated that all parts hereof may be strengthened and/or beautified by coatings and treatments of various kinds and this is included within the scope of the invention.

I'claimi 1. A periodical holder comprising in combination a backing member provided with a tubular member along one margin thereof, rod with stops thereon held in free engagement in said tubular member for a portion of the distance and at opposite ends thereof including extension beyond the outer ends of said tubular member and resilient holding means retained between said stops.

- 2. A periodical holder comprising in combination a backing member provided with a tubelike member along a portion of one margin thereof, a pair of rods with stops thereon held in free engagement in said tube-like member atopposite sides of said backing member including. extension beyond the length of said tube-like member, and resilient holding means retained between said stops.

3. A magazine holder comprising in combination, a backing member, a U shaped member attached along one margin of said backing member in such a manner as to form a tube, a pair of rods with stops thereon held in free but firm engagement at opposite ends of said tube, and res'ilient holding means under tension retained between said stops.

4. A magazine holder comprising in combination, a backing member, a U shaped member attached along one margin of said backing member in such a manner as to form a tube, a covering member for said U shaped member, a pair of rods with stops thereon retained in free but firm engagement at oppositeends of said tube, and resilient holding means under tension retained between said stops, said holding means including a resilient portion and one or more less resilient portions.

5. A periodical holder comprising in combination, a backing member, one margin of said member'fashioned to form a tube-like structure, rods with stops thereon held in free engagement within said tube-like structure and at opposite ends thereof including extension beyond the length of said tube-like structure and resilient holding means retained between said stops.

ALFRED GEORGE SCI-IOLZ. 

